Are pastels used in this drawing or color pencils?

Question:idk what is used for the shading actualy for the whole picture..

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/32734.ht...

oh and does anyone know how i can practice being good at shading like this??

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: idk what is used for the shading actualy for the whole picture..

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/32734.ht...

oh and does anyone know how i can practice being good at shading like this??

That looks like colored pencil to me. It's not possible to get that delicate shading effect with pastel.

Colored pencil is a ton of fun, and color-blending with colored pencil is positively ADDICTING. It's not hard, either. There are various techniques, and they are all easy to learn.

You could start with a cheap set of colored pencils (Rose Art or Crayola) to see if you enjoy using them, but my best advice would be to splurge a bit on a 12-set of Prismacolors ... that'll run you about 16 bucks, but WELL worth it. Prismacolor pencils (sold at any art-supply store, as well as some larger craft stores ... you can buy them in sets or open-stock) have a soft, smooth consistency and blend better than any other pencil.

For ideas, look at Prismacolor's website ... here's the link:

http://www.prismacolor.com/sanford/consu...

There's also a great book by a Canadian colored-pencil artist named Bernard Aime Poulin (I cannot remember the name of the book!) but your local library or bookstore might have it ... if not, I'm sure you could find it online. In it, he gives very detailed, yet easy-to-understand tips and instructions on how to achieve certain effects with colored pencil.

Happy drawing!

Try Drawing Small Sections Of The Picture. For Ex,
the Man W/ The Wheelbarrow.
Try Drawing him, and practice the shading.
After A while, you Will Get How To shade.
Darker Around The Outside, Getting Lighter As you Go In,.
it WILL take some practice, but it will be worth it!

Goodluckk!

This looks more like coloured pencil than pastels. Pastels usually look chalking and are not quite as vibrant in the colours however I could be wrong. You really need to be able to see the texture of the drawing to know for sure.

to learn how to shade start with simple shapes like a circle that you want to make look 3D like a ball. Imagine a light coming from one source like a specific corner of the page. (if you can't imagine it get a real ball and a light and look at how shadows and reflections show.) the area of the ball nearest the light would be the lightest coloured and the area furthest away from the light would be the darkest. shade these areas gradually blending the two towards the middle.
If you are usuing a pencil it works best to use the side of the pencil lightly rather than the point. start light and go over the areas that need more colour so you are adding more colour rather than using more pressure. if this still doesn't make the colour dark enough then start using more and more pressure until the darker areas are dark enough for you.
if you are using pastels then the same theory works. use a larger part of the pastel and not a pointy area (eg the whole end rather than a sharp edge).

I don't know if this makes sense. It's hard to explain. it's so much easier to show some one. If you don't have any luck see if you can find an art teacher or art studio near you and ask for assistance.

Good luck and practice lots. it probably won't be easy the first time! :)

It looks like pastels to me ....

It looks like crayon to me. It's also done on some sort of textured paper, like a watercolor paper.

100% sure oil pastels. I can tell by the sheen on the work itself. Pastels in this context mean the material used, not the actual color. Oil pastels and acrylic pastels come in every color imaginable.

For shading, draw a thick line and work with your finger. This will provide a shading